Wreckless Eric

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Big Smash Used - LP - E2 36463 1980 US White Label Promo, Housed In A Gatefold Jacket. Glossy Vinyl, Excellent Cover. "It's Entirely Possible That The Title To Wreckless Eric's Third Album Big Smash! Was Meant Sincerely, It's Entirely Possible That It Was An Ironic Joke -- Such Is The Charm Of Wreckless Is That Both Answers Are Entirely Plausible. The Thing Is, The Truth Doesn't Matter -- As Eric Reveals In The Liner Notes To The 2007 Expanded Reissue, He Didn't Even Think Of The Title, Merely Chose It From Two Options Offered By Stiff. Nevertheless, Big Smash! Sure Sounds Like An Attempt To Have A Big Pop Smash, Something That Wreckless Wryly Admits With The Opening "A Pop Song," A Sly Jibe At The Record Company Asking For A Hit, With Eric Acquiescing To Their Demands With A Song As Sardonic And Hooky As His One-time Producer, Nick Lowe. But Big Smash!, Overall, Sees Wreckless Eric Toning Down His Sense Of Humor Considerably While Tightening Up His Attack, Which Makes This A Very Different Affair Than The Debut Or His Early Singles. Those Were Wild, Unruly, Unhinged -- Truly, They Were Reckless, Where This Is Just Eccentric, But That Doesn't Mean It's Tamed. In Fact, A Cleaned-Up Wreckless Eric Still Packs A Powerful Punch, As Evidenced By His Rampaging Cover Of "Break My Mind," And The Cleaner Attack Highlights His Skills As A Pop Songwriter, Capable Of Writing Tunes That Are As Barbed Lyrically As They Are Musically, But Also Capable Of A Surprising Sweetness. It's Hard Not To Draw Comparisons To The Stiff Alumni Elvis Costello And Nick Lowe, Since The Music Is Reminiscent Of Costello's New Wave Pop And His Style Is Closer To Lowe's, But Eric Is Certainly His Own Unique Thing, Which Big Smash! Makes Clear In A Way That His Debut Didn't. Again, Clarity Is The Key Here -- The Magic Of The Debut Is That It Was A Drunken Mess, But Here There's No Debris, Just Pure Pop And Rock & Roll, And It's Every Bit As Addictive As His Debut, And It's More Cohesive, Too, So It May Just Trump It In That Regard." AMG - Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	Hit And Miss Judy Used Import - S12BUY 49 1979 Three Song 12 Incher Housed In A Die-Cut Cover And Pressed On Clear Orange Vinyl. B/W "Let's Go To The Pictures" And "I Need A Situation." more
	Let's Go To The Pictures Colored Vinyl - S12 BUY 49 1979 Virgin Orange Vinyl. 4 Track 12 Inch Single. New, Unplayed. more
	Weckless Eric Used - LP - Seez 06 1978 UK Original 10 Track LP. more
	Whole Wide World Used - LP - 0798 Mint 1979 Original In Shrink Wrap. Contains His 15 Hit Singles. more
	Whole Wide World New - LP - 0798 Sealed 1979 Compilation With Hype Sticker. Long Out Print. Contains His 13 Hit Singles. more
	Wreckless Eric Used - 10 - SEEZ B6 1978 UK 10" LP, Picture Sleeve. Pressed On Brown Vinyl. more